The sex-and-drugs scandal engulfing Hungary’s Fidesz is very different from previous ones, because the entire family-oriented, conservative image it has carefully constructed around an increasingly oppressive and corrupt government is at stake.

Hungary tops the list of countries where irregularities with EU funds have been uncovered, including a recent corruption case involving the then-mayor of Kengyel. He explains to BIRN how the system works. In late September, Szilard Nagy lost the early election for mayor of Kengyel, a village of some 3,500 …

A deal to avert a veto of the EU budget is unlikely to be enough to reverse the deterioration in Hungary’s relations with Germany. Hungary and Poland have reportedly accepted a proposal brokered by Germany to lift their veto of the EU budget and recovery package at this week’s summit …